Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Corn yields
Sierra Leone
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
129th
Tanzania rank
127th
Corn yields over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.76 tonnes per hectare against 1.7 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 129th and Tanzania ranks 127th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | 0.7411 tonnes per hectare | 0.0138 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9498 tonnes per hectare | 0.0517 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.3206 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.5494 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.6976 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.1049 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.2013 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.76 tonnes per hectare against 1.7 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for corn yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th and Tanzania ranks 127th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.